A major airport was forced to close its runways, causing chaos for early morning travelers.
On Monday morning, air traffic controllers instructed the airport to run off one of its three runways, resulting in the cancellation of approximately 37 flights from Sydney Airport.
The decision was made, according to a spokesperson for the Sydney airport, after the city was battered by strong winds in the early morning.
However, some Qantas passengers were perplexed when they received messages on Sunday night from the airline apologizing for their canceled flight. “Due to a shortage of Air Traffic Controllers, your flight on May 8 may be delayed or canceled,” the message read.
A spokesperson for Airservices Australia did not respond to claims that the change in operations was caused by a lack of air traffic controllers, but instead reiterated the message that it was caused by “strong runway crosswinds.”
“This choice is simply climate-related – crosswinds on the equal runways ultimately depend on 56km/h and more grounded blasts are conceivable,” the representative said.
Equal runway activities are supposed to return by the early evening when wind conditions are supposed to ease.
The Sydney airport spokesperson stated that passengers should contact their airline for the most up-to-date information regarding the status of their flights.
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, Sydney is expected to see winds of up to 45 km/h.
As temperatures drop across the nation, Australians have been urged to bundle up and prepare for the first winter taste in Sydney.
Temperatures across the southern pieces of the nation have proactively plunged well less than ideal and meteorologists foresee more chilly days are coming.
According to the burea , While they wait for conditions to improve, disgruntled passengers have taken to social media to share their tales of travel chaos.
After his 8:40 a.m. flight into the airport was canceled due to the limited aircraft arrivals, one man said he was embarking on a four-hour road trip to Sydney from Orange. Another man complained that due to a missed connection on the way to Armidale, he would have to wait for three and a half hours.
Passengers at Sydney Airport have been advised to contact their airlines for the most up-to-date information regarding the status of their flights. u’s weather observations, Sydney’s temperature dropped overnight. At Sydney airport at 4 a.m. on Monday, the temperature dropped to 10.5 C, but the actual temperature was only 0.8 C as cold winds blew through the Harbour City. At Mount Boyce, it was – 1C yet felt like – 8.3C.
A sum of 10.8mm was likewise kept in the downpour measure.
Qantas didn’t say anything.
